Table 2.

Absolute body composition values (Mean ± SD) by event group

	Sprints	MidD	Multis	Jumps	PV/Javelin	Throws	Men	Women
Weight (kg)	67.1 ± 8.8*α	70.9 ± 8.0*	77.0 ± 14.3*	67.6 ± 9.1*	68.1 ± 11.9*	90.4 ± 18.3	78.4 ± 11.6	67.0 ± 14.2#
FM (kg)	10.1 ± 2.0*	10.8 ± 5.1*	13.7 ± 3.0*	10.45 ± 1.4*	11.7 ± 1.6*	21.6 ± 11.0	10.5 ± 3.1	15.1 ± 7.7#
LM (kg)	53.3 ± 9.0	56.3 ± 7.7	59.1 ± 13.3	53.4 ± 9.3	53.0 ± 11.6	64.2 ± 11.7	63.5 ± 8.4	48.5 ± 6.8#
Total Mass (kg)	66.1 ± 8.6*α	70.0 ± 7.9*	75.9 ± 13.8*	65.8 ± 8.3*	67.2 ± 11.8*	89.7 ± 17.4	77.0 ± 11.5	66.3 ± 14.0#
%fat	15.6 ± 4.1*	15.4 ± 6.7*	18.5 ± 4.8*	16.1 ± 3.7*	17.8 ± 4.1*	23.6 ± 7.8	13.5 ± 2.1	22.0 ± 5.3#
ArmLM (kg)	6.5 ± 1.8	7.1 ± 1.4	7.2 ± 2.5	6.5 ± 1.9	6.5 ± 2.0	8.0 ± 2.4	8.5 ± 1.4	5.3 ± 0.8#
LegLM (kg)	19.9 ± 3.0	21.1 ± 2.4	21.8 ± 4.5	19.8 ± 3.0	19.4 ± 4.0	21.9 ± 3.9	23.0 ± 2.7	18.0 ± 1.9#
TF (kg)	4.0 ± 0.8*	4.2 ± 2.1*	5.1 ± 1.2*	3.9 ± 0.4*	4.4 ± 0.8*	9.4 ± 5.8	4.3 ± 1.4	5.8 ± 4.0
BMC (kg)	2.7 ± 0.5*α	2.9 ± 0.5	3.1 ± 0.6	2.7 ± 0.5*	2.5 ± 0.4*α	3.3 ± 0.5	3.2 ± 0.5	2.5 ± 0.4#

^*Significantly different from thrower

^αSignificantly different from multi

^#Significantly different from men